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Fashion & BeautyJanuary 13, 2013

Sale Fairisle buys at Marilyn Moore

By Amanda

I’m not sure talking about snugly Fairisles sits so well after Jane’s post this week on the god of style David Bowie, but we are nothing if not diverse here at TWR, covering all tastes. This is what I bought… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 11, 2013

We love: Dents gloves -maker of those Mr Selfridge red leather ones

By Amanda

Did many of you watch the first episode Mr Selfridge on ITV this week? What did you think? As massive fans of Lindy Woodhead’s book Shopping Seduction and Mr Selfridge (Lindy reads our blog by the way, how cool is… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 8, 2013

Update on those Terra rainmacs

By Amanda

With so much rain falling in the UK and weathermen predicting more for years to come, can we justify investing in a smart rain mac? I think we can. The news of more wet weather coincidently comes just as I… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 7, 2013

A few statistics on 40+ fashion shoppers

By Amanda

Last year was a better year for the 40plus female, we actually appeared to exist in terms of marketing. I know we’ve still got a long way to go, but marketeers are understanding that maybe not every female is under… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 6, 2013

Black and white from Margaret Howell

By Amanda

Black and white is a big trend for spring 2013, which is something of a joy as it’s a classic story that we can all pull off. Excuse the glare on the above photos but I wanted to show this… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 4, 2013

Clarks Winter Warmers, be prepared!

By Amanda

As I write this my camelia plant is flowering beautifully, the magnolia buds are pushing through and you could almost think that spring was close…..It’s so easy to think winter is over after Christmas, but of course it isn’t, not… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 22, 2012

Trouser suits and androgynous dressing

By Amanda

I am currently obsessing about this lovely shot of Agyness Deyn in her wonderful cocoa brown, three button trouser suit. I am going to have to have this -or something like it- next year and am going to be searching… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 20, 2012

Amanda’s pre-Christmas perfume round up

By Amanda

While we are talking about Christmas adverts, am I the only one completely baffled by the current crop of TV perfume adverts? It’s like the perfume houses are stuck somewhere in the mid 90s, imagining we all want to slink… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 18, 2012

Eye-Spec’s foldable reading glasses

By Amanda

It’s wrong to love a product because of its packaging isn’t it? Wrong. But as I type this, I have at my side my lovely silver satin reading glasses case from Eye-Spec, a new reading glasses company. The glasses are… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 16, 2012

What did we do before Down jackets?

By Amanda

Sub zero temperatures are hard to cope with at the best of times, but I do wonder how we survived before the down filled jacket became such a wardrobe staple. I used to think the only thing guaranteed to keep… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 10, 2012

Stylist Emma Freemantle, Worn With Love and barge living.

By Amanda

If anyone is harbouring dreams of giving it all up and living a quieter, slower life away from the madness of our hi-tech lives, this might be the post for you. Pictured above is the fashion stylist Emma Freemantle, who… Read More

Fashion & BeautyDecember 4, 2012

Vintage style at Blue Linen

By Amanda

When I am half way through my interview with Su Mason, co owner of Blue Linen, a vintage clothing and linen seller I met at Hammersmith Vintage Fair, she almost makes me snort my tea across her kitchen table by… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 27, 2012

All I want for Christmas

By Jane

Running around buying everyones else’s Christmas presents usually means you have no idea when someone asks “what do you want for Christmas?” Family members and long term partners often need a little help when it comes to choosing the right… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 25, 2012

Style icon: Grace Coddington

By Jane

This week Grace Coddington creative director of US Vogue came to London to promote her book, Grace: A Memoir. We went along to Browns to join the queue of journalists and bloggers clutching copies of the orange book, to meet… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 16, 2012

Catsuit /Jumpsuit update…

By Amanda

In an update to this morning’s post on catsuits/jumpsuits, I tried on a really lovely one this morning in Topshop Oxford Circus (had a breakfast meeting close by, honest) from the Unique range. Under the influence of ex Vogue-er Kate… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 16, 2012

Fantasy Coats and Catsuits with Moka

By Amanda

I know, I know, you’re going to look at that title and say ‘Catsuits? has Amanda lost her mind?’, but honestly team, if you can wear trousers, then a catsuit could be a brilliant and practical solution for party wear.… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 15, 2012

Martin Margiela for H&M

By Jane

Not being a massive fan of shopping meant that preparing for the H&M Martin Margiela collaboration was tricky. Little did I realise I needed to seriously plan ahead, work out a strategy and have a contingency plan. For Marni at… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 12, 2012

Two perfect sweaters: we’re back in love with COS

By Amanda

Despite our slight falling out of love with COS earlier this year, every time I walk down Regent Street I find myself inexplicably drawn to the store…it’s amazing how many walks through London coincidentely just happen to pass by COS.… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 8, 2012

Talking hair accessories with Anabel Kingsley

By Amanda

So, while talking to her better known dad Philip ( see Tuesday’s post) we couldn’t help but love Anabel Kingsley, who has grown up surrounded by hair experts. She happily admits she over bleaches her hair and used to love… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 7, 2012

Buy this: BB Cream, the only cream you EVER need

By Jane

I don’t know about you but as I get older I get more cynical – about many things – but particularly about beauty products. I’ve never really been that interested tbh, but less so, as I get older and when… Read More

Fashion & BeautyNovember 2, 2012

Now I’m grown up, I’m buying proper slippers

By Amanda

I haven’t bought a pair of proper slippers since I was about 12, and then my mum bought them for me. They were made from felted acrylic in turquoise floraI with a strip of nylon fluff as a trim. And… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 28, 2012

Christmas nails by OPI

By Jane

As you know we love a bit of a nail trend here at TWR. There is really is no easier way to jazz up (nan phrase) an outfit and make you feel instantly groomed. OPI are one of our favourite… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 24, 2012

Best of British: Dawson Denim

By Jane

With more than 15 years of experience working with denim, Scott Ogden and Kelly Dawson Denim set up Dawson Denim in September this year. Keeping the range simple they decided they to produce hard wearing aprons that made the customer… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 21, 2012

Iris Does Dazed

By Amanda

I know we’re in danger of turning into the Iris Apfel fan club here on TWR, but for those of you who don’t buy Dazed & Confused, here’s Iris in her recent spread for the magazine, wearing the Autumn Winter… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 20, 2012

Twitter Power against copying culture

By Jane

This week social networking came into its own to challenge an issue which has been concerning designers for years. Young designer and illustrator Kate Moross took to Twitter to post a photograph of a Topman sweater which looked suspiciously similar… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 19, 2012

Frieze fashion 2012: part three

By Amanda

Our final posting from Frieze this year concentrates on shoes. There were lots of studded shoes, gold shoes, colour blocked wedges and shoe boots this year as well as Chelsea boots and brogues, often worn with patterned tights -there were… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 17, 2012

Frieze Fashion 2012: part two

By Amanda

Continuing our Frieze fashion coverage, today we’re showing you skirts. For the last couple of years we’ve seen lots of dresses at Frieze, this year it was much more about skirts and trousers. The average age of women at the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 15, 2012

Frieze Fashion 2012: part one

By Amanda

Frieze Art Fair was twice as big this year, what with the new Masters section opening, so plenty of stylish art women to look at. Over the next couple of posts I’ll put up a mix of some of my… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 12, 2012

Dates for your diary: Maison Margiela for H&M and Rae Jones sample sale

By Jane

The next H&M designer collaboration features the illusive designer Martin Margiela. The collection will hit stores on November the 15th. First shots by Sam Taylor-Johnson (formerly Wood) of the collection have just been released and very nice they look too.… Read More

Fashion & BeautyOctober 10, 2012

Old is the new young!

By Jane

A few days in bed with a fluey type thing has meant my blogging energy is at an all time low – so apologies for today’s post. Imagine it’s like the testcard but with inspiring images we have collected from… Read More